beithsidhe said...

beithsidhe at 02:24 PM JST - 7th September

"Tokyo Girls Collection"?? LOL are they all on their way out to a bullpen out the back to be sold off to slavers?

I assume since it's been fashion week it has something to do with clothes for underage female humans but wow put either AW or the word fashion…

Posted in Tokyo Girls Collection 2008 A/W at 02:24 PM JST - 7th September
beithsidhe at 04:25 PM JST - 6th August

It is possible to be womanly and not obese and also girlish and obese - this has nothing to do with obesity, it has to do with girlish cuteness versus womanly elegance - neither of which are exclusive of any country. The designer is talking about body shape and the…

Posted in I think many Japanese women feel that they can never live up to the refined beauty that they feel Western women strive for. So, instead, they shoot for a cute look, one that doesn’t require tall, curvaceous bodies and instead emphasizes girlishness. at 04:25 PM JST - 6th August
beithsidhe at 01:38 PM JST - 6th August

Perhaps what ExPrinceska needed to do was begin her post with the word "many" - of course it is not all men, nor even all Japanese men. Many men, like theneworder66 and my own husband, prefer grown women with strong personalities and opinions but, like most fashions, the "kawai" fashion…

Posted in I think many Japanese women feel that they can never live up to the refined beauty that they feel Western women strive for. So, instead, they shoot for a cute look, one that doesn’t require tall, curvaceous bodies and instead emphasizes girlishness. at 01:38 PM JST - 6th August
beithsidhe at 12:58 PM JST - 6th August

The ideals are different, but it is not as if cuteness is some sort of second best.

While I agree that the ideals of "kawai" are not second best to "western" beauty ideals (*see note below), this infantilism is definitely not a benign fashion phase. Leaving aside (solely because it…

Posted in I think many Japanese women feel that they can never live up to the refined beauty that they feel Western women strive for. So, instead, they shoot for a cute look, one that doesn’t require tall, curvaceous bodies and instead emphasizes girlishness. at 12:58 PM JST - 6th August
beithsidhe at 11:28 AM JST - 30th July

I haven't lived in Japan long but I have noticed how absolutely prescribed life is here and I wonder if this is part (and only part) of the problem.

I don't simply mean people reacting adversely to being so controlled (clearly that is not an issue with most Japanese) but…

Posted in What do you think is causing the recent spate of random stabbings in Japan and how can society address the problem? at 11:28 AM JST - 30th July